Manesseh Weber came with his father to the Didsbury district in 1894 to homestead. He farmed and later operated the Rosebud Flour Mill. The mill was destroyed in a fire in 1910, and Manesseh rebuilt it the following year. In 1948, the mill was once again burned, and at this time he sold his patent rights to Rosebud Pancake Flour to a mill in Camrose.
Manesseh and Annie Cole were married in 1901, and they had a daughter, Reta Miriam.
Didsbury Pioneer Dies
One of the original pioneers of the Didsbury district, Manasseh Weber, 84, 2019 Bowness Road, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Weber started a homestead two miles from the townsite of Didsbury with the first group of settlers in the region in 1894. During more than half a century in the area, he became widely known for various inventions as ans owner of the area's largest business, the Rosebud Flour Mills, which was destroyed by fire in 1948.
Book Published
Always interested in spreading the fame of Didsbury throughout the country, one of his last tasks was compiling, and assembling in book form, the history of the area, written entirely in rhyme. The book, containing more than 400 stanzas, was published recently and made available throughout Canada.
A respected citizen of the community, Mr. Weber wrote a regular column for the Didsbury newspaper on pioneer life in the area under the nom-de-plume of Pioneer Citizen. He retired to Calgary in 1953 to write the history of the area, and finish a series of handrawn sketches to illustrate the history.
Born in Berlin, Ontario in 1872, Mr. Weber moved to Didsbury in 1894. He established his homestead and farmed it until he moved to the United States in 1901 to complete his schooling. He returned to Didsbury in 1903 and continued farming until 1906, when he moved into Didsbury and established his flour mill. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1910, but was reconstructed by Mr. Weber in 1911.
Active in civic affairs while in Didsbury, Mr. Weber served a number of years on the school board of that community.
He is survived by one daughter, Beta Miriam, in Calgary.
Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, Friday, February 15, 1957, page 25
Manesseh and Annie Cole were married in 1901, and they had a daughter, Reta Miriam.
Didsbury Pioneer Dies
One of the original pioneers of the Didsbury district, Manasseh Weber, 84, 2019 Bowness Road, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Weber started a homestead two miles from the townsite of Didsbury with the first group of settlers in the region in 1894. During more than half a century in the area, he became widely known for various inventions as ans owner of the area's largest business, the Rosebud Flour Mills, which was destroyed by fire in 1948.
Book Published
Always interested in spreading the fame of Didsbury throughout the country, one of his last tasks was compiling, and assembling in book form, the history of the area, written entirely in rhyme. The book, containing more than 400 stanzas, was published recently and made available throughout Canada.
A respected citizen of the community, Mr. Weber wrote a regular column for the Didsbury newspaper on pioneer life in the area under the nom-de-plume of Pioneer Citizen. He retired to Calgary in 1953 to write the history of the area, and finish a series of handrawn sketches to illustrate the history.
Born in Berlin, Ontario in 1872, Mr. Weber moved to Didsbury in 1894. He established his homestead and farmed it until he moved to the United States in 1901 to complete his schooling. He returned to Didsbury in 1903 and continued farming until 1906, when he moved into Didsbury and established his flour mill. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1910, but was reconstructed by Mr. Weber in 1911.
Active in civic affairs while in Didsbury, Mr. Weber served a number of years on the school board of that community.
He is survived by one daughter, Beta Miriam, in Calgary.
Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, Friday, February 15, 1957, page 25
Manesseh Weber came with his father to the Didsbury district in 1894 to homestead. He farmed and later operated the Rosebud Flour Mill. The mill was destroyed in a fire in 1910, and Manesseh rebuilt it the following year. In 1948, the mill was once again burned, and at this time he sold his patent rights to Rosebud Pancake Flour to a mill in Camrose.
Manesseh and Annie Cole were married in 1901, and they had a daughter, Reta Miriam.
Didsbury Pioneer Dies
One of the original pioneers of the Didsbury district, Manasseh Weber, 84, 2019 Bowness Road, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Weber started a homestead two miles from the townsite of Didsbury with the first group of settlers in the region in 1894. During more than half a century in the area, he became widely known for various inventions as ans owner of the area's largest business, the Rosebud Flour Mills, which was destroyed by fire in 1948.
Book Published
Always interested in spreading the fame of Didsbury throughout the country, one of his last tasks was compiling, and assembling in book form, the history of the area, written entirely in rhyme. The book, containing more than 400 stanzas, was published recently and made available throughout Canada.
A respected citizen of the community, Mr. Weber wrote a regular column for the Didsbury newspaper on pioneer life in the area under the nom-de-plume of Pioneer Citizen. He retired to Calgary in 1953 to write the history of the area, and finish a series of handrawn sketches to illustrate the history.
Born in Berlin, Ontario in 1872, Mr. Weber moved to Didsbury in 1894. He established his homestead and farmed it until he moved to the United States in 1901 to complete his schooling. He returned to Didsbury in 1903 and continued farming until 1906, when he moved into Didsbury and established his flour mill. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1910, but was reconstructed by Mr. Weber in 1911.
Active in civic affairs while in Didsbury, Mr. Weber served a number of years on the school board of that community.
He is survived by one daughter, Beta Miriam, in Calgary.
Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, Friday, February 15, 1957, page 25
Manesseh and Annie Cole were married in 1901, and they had a daughter, Reta Miriam.
Didsbury Pioneer Dies
One of the original pioneers of the Didsbury district, Manasseh Weber, 84, 2019 Bowness Road, died Wednesday at his home.
Mr. Weber started a homestead two miles from the townsite of Didsbury with the first group of settlers in the region in 1894. During more than half a century in the area, he became widely known for various inventions as ans owner of the area's largest business, the Rosebud Flour Mills, which was destroyed by fire in 1948.
Book Published
Always interested in spreading the fame of Didsbury throughout the country, one of his last tasks was compiling, and assembling in book form, the history of the area, written entirely in rhyme. The book, containing more than 400 stanzas, was published recently and made available throughout Canada.
A respected citizen of the community, Mr. Weber wrote a regular column for the Didsbury newspaper on pioneer life in the area under the nom-de-plume of Pioneer Citizen. He retired to Calgary in 1953 to write the history of the area, and finish a series of handrawn sketches to illustrate the history.
Born in Berlin, Ontario in 1872, Mr. Weber moved to Didsbury in 1894. He established his homestead and farmed it until he moved to the United States in 1901 to complete his schooling. He returned to Didsbury in 1903 and continued farming until 1906, when he moved into Didsbury and established his flour mill. The mill was destroyed by fire in 1910, but was reconstructed by Mr. Weber in 1911.
Active in civic affairs while in Didsbury, Mr. Weber served a number of years on the school board of that community.
He is survived by one daughter, Beta Miriam, in Calgary.
Excerpt from The Calgary Herald, Friday, February 15, 1957, page 25
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